An excellent performance from James Morrison’s team made it three wins on the bounce at the start of Albion’s domestic season, the last two in the league against teams fancied for promotion putting the Baggies in second place in the fledgling Championship table. Of course, it is very early days – Ryan Mason’s team won the first two games of…
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Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 1 game
For the third season in succession, Albion start the season with a victory. Let’s hope that this season it can lead to a better overall campaign. It is something of a surprise – since the second tier went to 24 teams in 1988, Albion had only won the opening league game of a campaign in that division on three occasions…
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A disappointing end to a disappointing season brought an end to a ten-match unbeaten under the now permanent head coach, James Morrison. Sheffield Wednesday had something to celebrate with their new ownership also bringing the news that they now won’t start next season in League One with a points deduction – that gave them an extra boost to add to…
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It’s not very often you get to celebrate securing safety twice in the same season but, after apparently securing Championship survival with a victory on Tuesday evening, a two-point deduction from the EFL left the Baggies needing another point. With promotion-chasing Ipswich Town the visitors for the final home match of the season, James Morrison’s Albion put in another excellent…
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Another commanding victory, this time 3-0 over a pretty abject Watford side, secured another three points for James Morrison’s team that is enough to ensure Championship football for another season. Or is it? All the official statistics state that Albion are now eight points clear of Oxford United and ten clear of Leicester City, with each of those teams having…
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James Morrison’s Baggies extended their unbeaten run to eight games with an excellent victory at Deepdale on Saturday that moved Albion five points clear of the bottom three with just three games left. A first half goal from John Maja and a first goal of the campaign from Daryl Dike after the break secured the 2-0 win which also made…
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